Fishing-rod



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN M. KENYON, OE TOLEDO, OHIO.

FlsHING-Roof SPECIFICATION forming' part 0f Letters Patent N0. 592,613, dated October 26, 1897.

' Application led .T annary 23, 1897. Serial No. 620,316. (No model.)

.To all whom t may concern: A

-Be it known that I, JOHN M. KENYON, of Toledo, county of Lucas, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fishing-Rods; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had` to the'accompanying drawin'gs, and to the. gures of reference marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in fishing-rods.

The obj ect ofy the invention is to strengthen the rod, to increase its elasticity, either in rods made-of solid Wood or segments, to prevent breaking at lplaces Where the Wood may be cross-grained or in rods madeup of longitudinal strips, to more firmly secure the.

strips together at all points and strengthen them, and better protect the glued joints from moisture or action of the Weather, and to do this Without concealing from inspection the material from which the rod is made.

The invention particularly relates to that class of iishingLI-ods that are made 'in joints or sections, either of single pieces to each joint or of longitudinal strips fitted to each other and held together with glue or other adhesive 'substance and heretofore secured by Winding of tlireadat short intervals. I accomplish these objects by winding each joint of the rod continuously from one end to the other with a solid Winding of fine lightcolored or Whitev thread, preferably of silk, by commencing at the metalferrule at one end With a blind knot and Winding the thread continuously, each turn against the preced-f ing one, until the opposite end of the joint is reached, Where the threadis fastened with a blind knot. Previous, however, to winding the thread, thereafter to be rendered transparent, I prefer to varnish the rod with a single coat, andv While the varnish is in a plas tic condition Wind the thread closely from end to end of the joint of rod, and 'afterward to render the covering transparent I varnish the rod any number of times to effect the desired finis Heretofore in the branch of the art to which my invention belongs the joints of the rod have been tied at intervals, thereby closely assembling the parts of the 'rod at each point at which it is tied, with the effect 'tectve sheeting and still allow of breakage of the rod under undue strain at the intermediate points, caused by buckling uponthe under side of the curvature of the rod. I entirely overcome this objection, in-

creasing the strength and also elasticity, byI

a continuous Winding, which winding may be eected mechanically and with much less expense than that of manual tying at intervals, and have discovered that by the selection of a light-colored or white cord or silk winding medium, capable of being rendered transparent by the action4 of the varnish I mayentirely coat the joints with this proof visual in? spection of the rod to detect any imperfections, such as knpts, cross-grain, or imperfect joints of the segments in gluing, and at the same time give the sections the highest d egreeof polishlrequired in the most expensive rods.

of a section of rod finished iu -accordance with my invention in which the colored spots usually found in the finest bamboo are Adiscernible through the transparent covering, l

being the section of rod properly Wound and varnished, and 2 -the usual fitting secured thereon. Fig. 2 is a tran sverse section through the rod, showing the Winding-cord 3 thereon; and Fig. 3 is a section of rod, showing one end, With the winding-cord 3 thereon properly varnished .to show the dark spots of the bamboo through the transparent Winding.

-By my process the preparation of the rod `for increased strength and flexibility is cheapened over the process heretofore employed, and the value of the rod is greatly increased. What I claim is j A fishing-rod composed of longitudinally divided or split jointed sections, each section having its outer surface provided with a coat of varnish, and then continuously wrapped or Wound with a suitable oord or thread over the varnish While it is in a plastic state, the wound covering being then varnished and finished to the required degree to protect the Winding material transparent.

. In the drawings, Figure lis an illustration and to render the same In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I hereby affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN M. KENYON. Witnesses: v

WILLIAM WEBSTER, MAUD SCHUMAOHER. 

